sync-unstable #12

	# Helper script to sync *-unstable branch to same branch without suffix
	# This can be invoked from the web GUI
	name: sync-unstable

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:

	jobs:
	sync:
	runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
	steps:
	- name: validate branch is unstable
	run: \|
	if [[ ${{ github.ref_name }} != *-unstable ]]; then
	echo "Invoked branch is not unstable, nothing to sync."
	exit 1
	fi
	- name: checkout unstable branch
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	- name: turn git into regular folder
	run: \|
	# without this intermediate step the publish action below fails saying ${{ env.stable_branch }} cannot be found.
	rm -rf .git
	- name: Strip -unstable suffix
	run: \|
	find . -type f -exec sed -i 's/-unstable//g' {} +
	echo stable_branch=$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }} \| sed 's/-unstable//') >> $GITHUB_ENV
	- name: Add sync date to README
	run: \|
	sed -i "/ Date/ a \| Synced As Stable \| $(date) \|" README.md
	# # TODO: these would be more elegant, but fail with git index errors
	# - name: Commit
	# run: \|
	# git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
	# git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
	# git commit -a -m "sync from unstable"
	# - name: Push
	# uses: ad-m/[email protected]
	# with:
	# github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	# branch: ${{ env.stable_branch }}
	- name: Move to public
	run: \|
	mkdir public
	mv -f * public \|\| true
	- name: Deploy
	uses: s0/git-publish-subdir-action@develop
	env:
	REPO: self
	BRANCH: ${{ env.stable_branch }}
	FOLDER: public
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	SQUASH_HISTORY: true
	MESSAGE: "sync from unstable"

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